Anime in Romania
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This article tries to analyse from first and second hand sources, the history of the fenomenon called anime from the country of Romania.
- See also Anime (Română) and Anime în România
- For criticism see Criticism of Anime_in_Romania
Early history
The first wide-spread appearance of anime in this country, after the events of December 1989, was the airing of Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball on the national (and in most areas, only) TV station TVR1. Despite this bold move, as the animes were mostly uncensored, presumably direct from the source (Japan, as on the background Japanese voices would be heard), they were labeled as cartoons and voice-dubbed as such. As a result, there are still many people considering those two series as cartoons, even after all those years.
On other channels, like Antena 1, Samurai X/Rurouni Kenshin was aired, without the OVAs tho. Other TV channels aired anime in Romania which still have an echo or made people aware of searching for them and discovering the anime phenomenon, examples being Astro Boy, Ranma, Sandy Belle, Lydie, Candy Candy or Lady Oscar. Worth mentioning is that those with possibilities of boosting signal and catching foreign stations (a rare thing those days) have had a greater culture of animes and a wider variety to watch.
Anime as mainstream
The first channel available to start airing animes on a regular basis was Anime+, on around 2004-2005.
See also
| Anime in Romania | |
| People: | Chibimox | Coyotee | Majin | Ranma | Mangaboy | The Different Mechanist | Alexander | Iusty | CyBeR | Alexander Krieg | Athelfirth |
| Sites: | anime-club.ro | manga-anime.ro | aplustv.ro | animaxtv.ro | anime-mania.ro | animeplus.ro | A Camp |
| TV: | Anime+ | Animax | TVR1 | Antena 1 | Jetix |
| Conventions: | Nijikon 2007 | Nijikon 2008 | Nijikon 2009 | A Camp | Otakon |
| Diseases: | Pettism | Pet chains | Anime Club Borg mentality (cure → Anti-Animax-Abuse) | Spam | Attacks | Conflicts |
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